One submission must be at least 400 words (NOT including citations) and your two replies to the other two posts must be at least 5 relevant, well-developed sentences. Also use proper grammar and punctuation, with no contractions. Please do not use phrases/quotes from the assigned link or external links to write your response. Please use document/cite your submission.
In order to be successful in this discussion, you need to CLEARLY demonstrate an understanding of the information and the questions presented. OPINIONS need to be based on EVIDENCE. This means you need to provide documentation for statements within the post. You must follow directions in order to achieve a successful outcome on this material.
Read the article(s). Then respond to ALL of the questions (1-2) below. Remember to incorporate the articles/podcast in your response. This means that you must briefly summarize and then make connections to them in your response. Additionally, you need to provide at least one (1) external (not a source provided in this course) to support your position.
Discussion Topic: Voting Rights
The job of the courts is to apply the US Constitution, not to make public policy. That means that if they are doing their job, the specific outcomes of the decision should not be a factor in their decision. Voting rights is important to a democratic society. However, it sounds a lot better in theory than it sometimes turns out in practice. Do we make it easy for all Americans to exercise their right to vote?
Find and Review the following US Supreme Court case: Abbott v. Perez (Links to an external site.)
Listen and/or READ the following:
Barragán, James. “Texas Senate Approves Congressional Map That Draws No New Black or Hispanic Districts Even as People of Color Fueled Population Growth.” The Texas Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021, https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-congressional-map-redistricting/ (Links to an external site.).
Read/Research the case and Write a discussion post fully addressing the following questions:
Provide a clear, concise summary of the case in your own words.
What is the most important issue that is raised in the case, in your opinion?
What is the most important provision in the US Constitution relating to this issue?
How do we protect the rights of all Texans to vote?
How does/did the makeup of the USSC impact this decision?
Who or what entity do you believe is most able to deal with this issue in the Texas?
What is the status of this issue today?
Please to following the directions carefully, your understanding of the topic presented, and your clear responses to the questions presented.
Grading Rubric:
Superior (100) ~ Student followed all the guidelines for the assignment in a clear, knowledgeable manner; met the word count (not including documentation/citations); provided informative, pertinent, and engaging information about the topic; no contractions; and used proper grammar. Student provided at least 2 replies to other posts, documented/cited the submission and provided at least 1 other source to support your position on the topic. You will not score above 80 if you repeat ideas and do not show clear understanding of the topic.
Good (80) ~ Student followed the guidelines for the assignment, met the word count requirement, used contractions, and answered the questions in a generic manner with no elaboration of statements for clarity. Student replied to posts and documented/cited the submission.
Insufficient (60) ~ Student mostly followed the guidelines for the assignment, met or did not meet the word count requirement, answered the questions for the assignment in a basic manner, and did not show a clear understanding of the assignment. Student replied to 1 or no posts and word count was less than 400 words.
Needs Significant Improvement (40) ~ Student did not complete the requirements of the discussion, used lots of contractions; did not reply to other posts; word count was less than 200 words.